This is the face of a freshman runner about 200 yards from completing his first High School cross country race. Until today, he's just been running with the pack in practice with no clue of what being in a race is really like. Today he learned about the butterflies that come before the race.
He learned that maybe he can run faster than he thought. He realized that although his body and his mind wanted to stop several times during the race, he can overcome those feelings, one step at a time.
This is my son, who up until now has been a rather reluctant runner.
He learned that he now has more in common with all of the other runners than he did before the race.
Hopefully he'll continue to run and learn, and most of all, enjoy it!
